Exam Sample 2 Flashcards
The Restricted Operator’s Certificate (M) is valid for which type of radio:
for both VHF and MF Marine band radios.
The letters GMDSS stand for:
Global Maritime Distress and Safety System
Now that GMDSS is available, the Coast Guard will:
monitor Ch 16 and MF 2182 kHz for the foreseeable future.
An MMSI # must be:
must be programmed into the radio.
If installing a DSC/VHF to replace a non-DSC radio, you should:
apply for a MMSI #
A pleasure craft vessel MUST be fitted with DSC/GMDSS equipment if it is:
pleasure craft vessels are not required to have DSC/GMDSS equipment.
An MMSI # is:
sometimes supplied and entered by the dealer. If not, you must obtain one and install it.
Channel 70 is used for:
Digital Selective Calling
You receive a DSC Distress call on your class D radio, you should:
listen to determine if the Coast Guard received the call.
You may use your DSC marine radio for:
transmitting Mayday calls on Ch 70.
A class SC101 DSC radio meets the minimum requirements for use on:
voluntarily equipped pleasure craft only.
When positional information is needed for a digital call, your position:
must have been manually entered or be available from an interfaced GPS at least every 4 hours
To transmit a DSC ‘Urgency’ call, you:
specify the channel you will be using (e.g., Ch 16), select Call, All Ships, Enter, then switch to that channel
To transmit a DSC ‘Safety’ call, you:
specify the working channel (probably Ch 06), select Call, All Ships, Enter (to send call), then switch to your working channel.
The ‘Directory’ is used to:
store names and MMSI #s of friends and others such as Coast Guard Stations.
